Matalan
This coverage explores Matalan’s strategy and performance in the UK retail sector, focusing on store operations, financial results, leadership decisions, and brand positioning. Reporting highlights how Matalan responds to market challenges and customer trends, offering insights for retail executives, managers, and professionals monitoring value-focused and family-oriented retail.
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May- 2020 -21 MayCoronavirus
Matalan reopens 15 retail park stores
Matalan has reportedly opened a select number of its stores located in retail parks across the country. According to Drapers, the retailer has reopened 15 of its stores following changes to the government’s guidance on 1 May that classes homeware as essential. As such around 417 members of staff have…
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20 MayHigh Street
Matalan founder sues PwC over ‘misguided’ tax advice
PwC is reportedly being sued by the founder of Matalan over “misguided” tax advice. John Hargreaves, who set up the business in 1975, alleges the firm failed to give him correct guidance following his move to Monaco, leaving him with substantial tax liabilities for which he was pursued by HMRC.…
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Apr- 2020 -14 AprilHigh Street
Matalan owner reportedly seeking £60m amid store closures
The owner of Matalan, John Hargreaves, is reportedly seeking a cash injection of £60m to support the fashion retailer through the Covid-19 pandemic, after the group was “forced” to close its 232 stores. According to the Mail on Sunday, a statement issued to bondholders claimed the retailer had not faced…
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Mar- 2020 -31 MarchCoronavirus
Matalan employees furloughed, ‘massive win’ for safety says GMB
Matalan has announced all warehouse staff will be offered furlough leave in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The GMB said the move was a “massive win for victory and common sense”, and came after the union and workers put “sustained pressure” on the retailer. The union said that the “massive…
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Oct- 2019 -21 OctoberPeople Moves
Matalan strike suspended after bosses offer new pay deal
A long-running Matalan strike has been called off after bosses made GMB members a new pay offer. More than 500 workers at Matalan’s Northern Distribution Centre based in Knowsley, Merseyside, had been on strike after management made a pay offer which GMB said amounted to a “real terms pay cut”.…
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15 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Matalan revenue growth dented by ‘awful’ weather and political uncertainty
Fashion retailer Matalan saw its total revenue increase to £292m in the Q2 2019, despite the weather and political and economic uncertainty “eroding the full price sales potential of the season”. It said that during the 14 weeks ended 31 August 2019, ongoing uncertainty “weighed heavily” on consumer confidence and…
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Jun- 2019 -7 JuneSupermarkets
Lidl partners with charity-toy vending company
CharityPodz, the company behind the UK’s first charity-toy vending machines, has announced a new partnership with supermarket Lidl after raising over £400,000 for UK charities. The machines have been rolled out in over 500 Lidl stores, with donations going directly to the NSPCC. The vending machines are located in major…
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May- 2019 -24 MayAdvice
Achieving sustainable growth through digital in an unstable time
How much do you use your smartphone? I recently tracked my own personal usage and found that I use my phone for about three hours a day, receiving around 250 notifications and unlocking my phone around 100 times in the process. I’m sure these numbers would be relatable to many…
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Oct- 2018 -4 OctoberFeatures
Ten retailers defying high street blues in 2018
This year will likely go down in history as a turning point for high street retail in the UK, with a slew of firms going under, announcing job losses, store closures, or just going under completely. We have put together a list of those which, despite the blues, are making…
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Aug- 2018 -2 AugustAdvice
The end of the High Street as we know it? Part II
Like many other Retail Sector readers, I found Kareena Uttamchandani’s post this week about the end of high street fascinating reading. She highlights a couple of reasons why traditional retail is struggling, principally the rise of online shopping, but also the fact that we live in the age of the…
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